Massive Heat Wave Melts Roads, Kills Thousands in India

It’s been a long month for the people of India who’ve been enduring soaring temperatures that have killed nearly 1,500 people.

The majority of the 1,412 heat-related deaths have occurred in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh and its neighboring state of Telangana reported the National Post. Here temperatures soared up to 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit), according to official figures.

During the heat wave the population have been advised to take precautions and drink plenty of water during the hottest hours of the day so to avoid heat stroke and dehydration.

According to the above video they’re also being told to avoid working outdoors.

For many of those who live an impoverished existence that’s not an option.

“If I don’t work due to the heat, how will my family survive?” Mahalakshmi a construction worker told AP. Mahalakshmi makes $3.10 per day in the city of Nizamabad which is a two hour drive north of the state capital of Hyderabad.

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